# Administrative Core

> **NIH NIH U54** · FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY · 2023 · $902,283

## Abstract

FIU-RCMI Administrative Core
Abstract
The Administrative Core is designed to maximize the rigor, significance, innovation, collaboration, and
productivity of our proposed Center's research, training, and community endeavors, and will provide essential
infrastructure for: (a) establishing a nurturing culture for creating a community of health disparities scholarship
focused on the growth of early stage investigators (ESIs) and community-partnerships; (b) cross-component
collaboration within our Center; (c) intra- and inter-institutional collaboration and support; (d) a point of entry for
community-university partnered research and resources; and (e) working with NIMHD and the RCMI
Coordinating Center. Through the Administrative Core, Center leaders will come together to implement the
Center's plan and harmonize our efforts, track and evaluate our progress and outcomes, and seek and follow
the wisdom of our Advisory Committee and Community Advisory Board (CAB) to achieve optimum efficiency
and results. The Administrative Core will lead the proposed Center's efforts in: (a) building upon our
achievements during our initial funding cycle; (b) broadening our scope in regard to minority health and health
disparities research; (c) refining our approach to ESI mentoring; (d) expanding our research partnerships with
underserved and vulnerable communities; and (e) bolstering our approach to faculty recruitment. The
Administrative Core's programmatic activities will include cross-trainings, joint events, and incentives for
involvement in health disparities research work, in collaboration with the Investigator Development and
Research Capacity Cores, and facilitated by collaborative connections in the community through the
Community Engagement Core, which oversees our CAB. The Administrative Core also will provide oversight
and support for our three R01-equivalent studies, and have a significant role in working with the Recruitment
Core in faculty search, screen, and hiring processes. Moreover, the Administrative Core will be home to our
Evaluation Team, who are founding members of the RCMI Evaluators' Workgroup and co-authors of the RCMI
Evaluation Conceptual Model (RCMI-ECM). Evaluation will be guided by our Center's Logic Model and the
RCMI-ECM, with metrics including number of: peer-reviewed publications; peer-reviewed conference
presentations; postdoctoral trainees; ESIs; investigator-focused research workshops, seminars, and trainings;
community-focused workshops, seminars, and trainings; and, external grant applications. We also will evaluate
mentorship quality and satisfaction among ESIs, and will participate in the RCMI Coordinating Center's
assessments, and the

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10707395
- **Project number:** 5U54MD012393-07
- **Recipient organization:** FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** ERIC F WAGNER
- **Activity code:** U54 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2023
- **Award amount:** $902,283
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2017-09-20 → 2027-05-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10707395

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10707395, Administrative Core (5U54MD012393-07). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10707395. Licensed CC0.

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